The Week In Links: February 15

In “Thank God” news, a Washington judge permanently blocked a three-time felon and current inmate’s request for personal information attached to the licenses of over 200 area strippers. The inmate described himself as a “an advocate for the industry” who needed the info in order to make the women famous through his use of social media. Yeah, Asshole, that’s exactly what a lot of sex worker stalkers want to do: out them to the world, permanently, online.

Atlanta is working to ban prostitutes and their clients from areas of city once they’ve been convicted of multiple arrests. Georgia’s Supreme Court has a history of allowing such bans if they’re “reasonable, or aimed at rehabilitation.”

An audience of women turned into an angry mob when the male stripper they paid to see was replaced with a far less impressive specimen. Said one attendee, “It was immediately obvious he was no stripper.”

Partners of sex workers, please listen to James Deen: “There is a huge difference when you’re at work having sex with somebody or when you’re at home.”